Take a drive around downtown Jacksonville and you’ll find cranes, bulldozers and dump trucks at sites that vary from brand-new construction on the riverfront to full-scale restoration of abandoned buildings that previously looked like they belonged in the “The Last of Us” television series.

A total of 24 residential projects have either opened since 2018 or are under construction. They are delivering downtown’s best run of housing growth since the city set a goal some two decades ago for 10,000 residents in downtown.

“We’re seeing a ton of desirability,” said Alex Sifakis, president of JWB Real Estate Capital, one of the companies engaged in the residential development.

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